Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher and Feeder heifers 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 higher and Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.19/cwt on 351 head.

Average price

$145.19

351 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$878

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$277

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$16.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.22

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	607	145.46	884	345
Medium and Large 2-3	469	129.33	607	6thin

One grade step is worth $16.13/cwt here — about $277 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale351 hd

145.19

—

KY average26 barns · 5,067 hd

141.96

+3.22

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,760	84.73	1,491	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,272	63.70	810	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	53.63	522	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	927	45.43	421	4thin

Every lot, as filed

71 lots · USDA AMS · Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	485	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	121.77/cwt	120.00–123.00	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	124.52/cwt	110.00–128.00	657	12
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,131	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	137.17/cwt	133.00–143.00	934	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	143.67/cwt	142.00–145.00	908	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	138.27/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,012	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	145.93/cwt	135.00–150.00	839	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	138.49/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,065	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	154.78/cwt	147.00–157.00	659	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	150.75/cwt	139.00–159.50	715	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	152.04/cwt	141.00–156.00	792	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	744	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,027	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	547	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	826	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	831	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	144.85/cwt	143.00–150.00	907	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	142.24/cwt	140.50–144.50	949	71
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	537	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,750	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,000	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,750	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,070	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	5,992	1
Bulls	—	—	1,522	86.18/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,312	3
Bulls	—	—	2,200	89.39/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,967	3
Bulls	—	—	1,455	75.56/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,099	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	927	45.43/cwt	43.00–48.00	421	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	67.93/cwt	64.00–69.50	930	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	132.45/cwt	127.50–137.00	563	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	121.11/cwt	115.00–127.00	460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	118.52/cwt	115.00–122.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	593	132.58/cwt	131.50–134.00	786	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	823	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	741	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	140.07/cwt	132.00–148.00	672	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	138.66/cwt	132.00–147.00	600	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	132.43/cwt	129.00–135.00	755	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	136.01/cwt	129.00–147.00	710	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	139.16/cwt	132.00–145.00	512	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	122.57/cwt	120.00–128.00	769	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	123.02/cwt	117.00–124.00	840	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	119.84/cwt	114.00–121.00	905	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	125.66/cwt	124.00–131.00	362	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	129.67/cwt	129.00–130.00	305	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	120.04/cwt	117.00–123.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	780	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	501	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	140.52/cwt	136.00–146.00	741	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	136.20/cwt	125.00–139.00	854	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	141.40/cwt	138.00–146.00	810	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	144.08/cwt	142.00–147.00	687	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	505	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	128.28/cwt	115.00–135.00	936	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	131.52/cwt	125.00–135.00	876	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	589	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,188	60.08/cwt	56.00–66.00	714	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	37.34/cwt	36.00–39.00	371	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	347	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	58.28/cwt	52.00–63.00	564	7

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

Wed Aug 7, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 928Last week 539Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 55Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 6Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher and Feeder heifers 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 higher and Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	101.00	101.00
1	—	410	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	582	120.00–123.00	121.77
12	—	528	110.00–128.00	124.52
4	—	425	127.50–137.00	132.45
3	—	380	115.00–127.00	121.11
2	—	478	115.00–122.00	118.52
1	—	680	93.00	93.00
1	—	220	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	593	131.50–134.00	132.58
24	—	664	124.00	124.00
15	—	518	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	480	132.00–148.00	140.07
38	—	433	132.00–147.00	138.66
35	—	570	129.00–135.00	132.43
25	—	522	129.00–147.00	136.01
11	—	368	132.00–145.00	139.16
9	—	627	120.00–128.00	122.57
7	—	683	117.00–124.00	123.02
6	—	755	114.00–121.00	119.84
6	—	288	124.00–131.00	125.66
3	—	235	129.00–130.00	129.67
2	—	715	117.00–123.00	120.04
1	—	830	94.00	94.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	160.00	160.00
1	—	375	155.00	155.00
2	—	857	132.00	132.00
13	—	681	133.00–143.00	137.17
18	—	632	142.00–145.00	143.67
18	—	732	136.00–140.00	138.27
19	—	575	135.00–150.00	145.93
20	—	769	138.00–139.00	138.49
23	—	426	147.00–157.00	154.78
27	—	474	139.00–159.50	150.75
30	—	521	141.00–156.00	152.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	744	138.00	138.00
14	—	547	151.00	151.00
28	—	558	149.00	149.00
51	—	626	143.00–150.00	144.85
71	—	667	140.50–144.50	142.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	137.00	137.00
1	—	540	111.00	111.00
1	—	550	135.00	135.00
3	—	410	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	501	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	96.00	96.00
2	—	510	120.00–125.00	122.52
1	—	330	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	527	136.00–146.00	140.52
10	—	627	125.00–139.00	136.20
7	—	573	138.00–146.00	141.40
6	—	477	142.00–147.00	144.08
4	—	308	164.00	164.00
3	—	730	115.00–135.00	128.28
3	—	666	125.00–135.00	131.52
3	—	368	160.00	160.00
1	—	830	114.00	114.00
1	—	795	105.00	105.00
1	—	445	142.00	142.00
1	—	235	147.50	147.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	560.00	560.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,522	85.00–88.00	86.18
3	—	2,200	85.00–93.00	89.39
2	—	1,455	72.00–80.00	75.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	927	43.00–48.00	45.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,369	64.00–69.50	67.93
7	—	1,188	56.00–66.00	60.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	36.00–39.00	37.34
7	—	967	52.00–63.00	58.28

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle